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PHall | December 24, 2012
When coming to conclusions about the Bible seemingly no one else has, which one are you: 1) honest; 2) delusional; 3) selfishly sinful; 4) ignorant; 5) still studying. This is a question I have to continually ask myself. Number 5 should always be true even if we conclude honestly (#1) what we have not previously believed […]
PHall | December 23, 2012
John 1:1-2 (HCSB) (1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) He was with God in the beginning.
PHall | December 23, 2012
Why local church autonomy? Implied within the command to elders to shepherd the flock among them is church autonomy (1 Pt 5.1-3). Add that to the silence of the scriptures and we learn God’s design that each church is autonomous, separated from other local congregations in government. This is a Biblical concept that is lost […]
PHall | December 22, 2012
1) John – Eternity 2) Luke – Birth of John the Baptist 3) Matthew – Birth of Jesus 4) Mark – Beginning of John’s and Jesus’ Ministries
PHall | December 19, 2012
Matthew 4:3-4 (HCSB) (3) Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” (4) But He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
PHall | December 18, 2012
Proverbs 21:24 (HCSB) (24) The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,” acts with excessive pride.
PHall | December 17, 2012
For those wanting to join me in this year-long prayer adventure, you might want to start by listening to Sunday’s sermon called, “Do You Really Want to Believe in Prayer” where we as a congregation ended the sermon kneeling in prayer.
PHall | December 17, 2012
This year instead of “Reading Through the Bible” I want to practice “Praying Through the Bible.” The point will be to take the prayers of the Bible and special “prayer-like” passages and make application in my life, to make those prayers mine. If you want to pray through the Bible with me, look for these […]
PHall | December 16, 2012
Acts 4:12 (HCSB) (12) There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”
PHall | December 16, 2012
Considering how our society is de-evolving morally and religiously, could the United States become a mission field? Think through Christianity historically. It starts in the Middle East, in Jewish Jerusalem and moving to Gentile Antioch. Once thriving spiritual centers, they are no longer are strongholds, as Christianity almost disappeared. Rome became the center but Roman […]